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Post by jeanne on Feb 16, 2012 21:29:31 GMT 1
Is that a fox in the cage intently watching the stork? I wonder if a fox would try to tangle with a healthy stork? |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 17, 2012 19:20:36 GMT 1
Is that a fox in the cage intently watching the stork? I wonder if a fox would try to tangle with a healthy stork? Yes, it is a fox. In the book Kajtek`s Adventures (we talked about it) there is a chapter about a fox which tries to hunt down sth and Kajtek, warned by smaller birds, panicks and runs/half flies home. |
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Post by pjotr on Feb 18, 2012 0:12:22 GMT 1
Is that a fox in the cage intently watching the stork? I wonder if a fox would try to tangle with a healthy stork? Wonderful image. Storks are wonderul birds. There are a lot of them in Poland and only a few in the Netherlands. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 24, 2016 21:03:21 GMT 1
Is that a fox in the cage intently watching the stork? I wonder if a fox would try to tangle with a healthy stork? Wonderful image. Storks are wonderul birds. There are a lot of them in Poland and only a few in the Netherlands. I suppose Netherland hasn`t got many wild fields and meadows where storks find food. The first stork has appeared. Local villagers feed it.   |
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Post by jeanne on Jan 25, 2016 1:15:29 GMT 1
The first stork has appeared. Local villagers feed it. Is this photo from now...January 2016? And are you saying this stork has arrived back from Africa? Chances are this is a bird that never made it to Africa for whatever reason and is wintering over in Poland... |
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Post by tomek on Jan 25, 2016 13:47:32 GMT 1
Poor bird. No frogs in snow.  |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 25, 2016 19:30:08 GMT 1
Is this photo from now...January 2016? And are you saying this stork has arrived back from Africa? Chances are this is a bird that never made it to Africa for whatever reason and is wintering over in Poland... This is the article, the stork came 3 weeks ago, it had been ringed in Estonia. link |
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Post by jeanne on Jan 25, 2016 19:37:17 GMT 1
Is this photo from now...January 2016? And are you saying this stork has arrived back from Africa? Chances are this is a bird that never made it to Africa for whatever reason and is wintering over in Poland... This is the article, the stork came 3 weeks ago, it had been ringed in Estonia. linkObviously, I can't read the article because I don't read Polish, but I'm thinking probably the stork got as far south as Poland, and did not continue to Africa. I'm sure no self-respecting stork spending the winter in Africa would think the heart of January is time to return to its nesting grounds in Europe!!  [the smiley with glasses is to make me look like I'm a smart biologist!  ] |
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Post by jeanne on Jan 25, 2016 19:49:31 GMT 1
If you go to bocianybolec.pl and click on the three camera views, you will see what the people who care for injured birds have done to create "stork heaven" for the 3 injured storks that are spending the winter in Tomaszow Boleslawiecki. They also are caring for two swans. In the evenings on my computer, I watch the pond where the swans hang out, and I often see a fox sniffing around. The storks, however are safe in the expansive cage they have built for them and the shed to give them protection from the weather. Too bad this lone stork hasn't found his way there! |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 25, 2016 20:04:57 GMT 1
Too bad this lone stork hasn't found his way there! IF scientists don`t take it, villagers will keep it till spring. |
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Post by jeanne on Jan 25, 2016 20:14:49 GMT 1
Too bad this lone stork hasn't found his way there! IF scientists don`t take it, villagers will keep it till spring. Hopefully, the scientists will take it and care for it properly. It may have some physical problem not obvious to the eye which prevented it from migrating. Didn't we already talk about how storks are protected and aren't supposed to be interfered with? Those who officially rehabilitate wildlife know how to do it the right way. |
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Post by jeanne on Feb 6, 2016 2:12:20 GMT 1
Bonobo,
I don't think I ever told you how much I like the fact that you put a picture of storks on the banner at the top of the home page on this forum. And isn't that a photo you took?
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 7, 2016 18:57:34 GMT 1
Bonobo, I don't think I ever told you how much I like the fact that you put a picture of storks on the banner at the top of the home page on this forum. And isn't that a photo you took? Yes, refresh your memory looking at the photos: polandsite.proboards.com/post/5905I don`t know why I lost that banner. But I still must work on it, it is not symmetrical. |
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Post by jeanne on Feb 7, 2016 20:59:40 GMT 1
Bonobo, I don't think I ever told you how much I like the fact that you put a picture of storks on the banner at the top of the home page on this forum. And isn't that a photo you took? Yes, refresh your memory looking at the photos: polandsite.proboards.com/post/5905I don`t know why I lost that banner. But I still must work on it, it is not symmetrical. Yes, I did remember that set of photos you took of the storks hanging out with the farming machinery. The pictures stayed in my mind because they reminded me of my daughter and son-in-law's farm. They do not live near the ocean, but they live near Lake Champlain, which is between New York state and Vermont. When they are haying their fields, Seagulls fly around the tractors looking for the mice that are exposed by the work of the mowers. Funny to think of Seagulls eating mice! |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 7, 2016 21:21:30 GMT 1
Yes, I did remember that set of photos you took of the storks hanging out with the farming machinery. The pictures stayed in my mind because they reminded me of my daughter and son-in-law's farm. They do not live near the ocean, but they live near Lake Champlain, which is between New York state and Vermont. When they are haying their fields, Seagulls fly around the tractors looking for the mice that are exposed by the work of the mowers. Funny to think of Seagulls eating mice! Well, seagulls are very bad.  |
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Post by jeanne on Feb 7, 2016 22:56:56 GMT 1
Now that's one ambitious Seagull...taking on a squirrel!!  |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 8, 2016 23:32:55 GMT 1
Now that's one ambitious Seagull...taking on a squirrel!! I thought it`s a rabbit.  |
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Post by jeanne on Feb 8, 2016 23:36:31 GMT 1
Now that's one ambitious Seagull...taking on a squirrel!! I thought it`s a rabbit. Oh my gosh, you are correct! (I think) The coloring looks like the squirrels we have around here, and I couldn't see its ears! I'm embarrassed... |
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Post by jeanne on Mar 11, 2016 22:49:53 GMT 1
Today on the webcam where I watch White Storks in Poland, I saw some returning storks. There were two together, swooping around, stopping to drink in a pond. I don't know if they were just passing through, or if they are the storks that nest at that site annually. We shall see...but it is exciting to see this sign of Spring!!
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 11, 2016 23:06:11 GMT 1
Today on the webcam where I watch White Storks in Poland, I saw some returning storks. There were two together, swooping around, stopping to drink in a pond. I don't know if they were just passing through, or if they are the storks that nest at that site annually. We shall see...but it is exciting to see this sign of Spring!! Polish saying: spring is coming with big steps. |
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Post by jeanne on Mar 11, 2016 23:11:00 GMT 1
Today on the webcam where I watch White Storks in Poland, I saw some returning storks. There were two together, swooping around, stopping to drink in a pond. I don't know if they were just passing through, or if they are the storks that nest at that site annually. We shall see...but it is exciting to see this sign of Spring!! Polish saying: spring is coming with big steps. Yes, and how much better for it to come with big steps rather than tiny ones!! |
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 12, 2016 20:37:43 GMT 1
Today on the webcam where I watch White Storks in Poland, I saw some returning storks. There were two together, swooping around, stopping to drink in a pond. I don't know if they were just passing through, or if they are the storks that nest at that site annually. We shall see...but it is exciting to see this sign of Spring!! These must be first early returns. Their usual time is second half of March. |
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Post by jeanne on Mar 12, 2016 21:45:14 GMT 1
Today on the webcam where I watch White Storks in Poland, I saw some returning storks. There were two together, swooping around, stopping to drink in a pond. I don't know if they were just passing through, or if they are the storks that nest at that site annually. We shall see...but it is exciting to see this sign of Spring!! These must be first early returns. Their usual time is second half of March. Have you had a mild winter there? We have, and things are looking like spring already! If your winter has been mild the storks would most likely venture back to the area. |
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 12, 2016 22:04:42 GMT 1
These must be first early returns. Their usual time is second half of March. Have you had a mild winter there? We have, and things are looking like spring already! If your winter has been mild the storks would most likely venture back to the area. Yes, we have. Again. |
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Post by jeanne on Mar 12, 2016 22:58:51 GMT 1
Have you had a mild winter there? We have, and things are looking like spring already! If your winter has been mild the storks would most likely venture back to the area. Yes, we have. Again. Then that's probably why the storks are early...besides it is a-l-m-o-s-t mid march! |
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 25, 2017 19:39:58 GMT 1
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Post by jeanne on Apr 2, 2017 23:00:36 GMT 1
I hope that since you posted this the storks have returned...this is upsetting to see that none have returned.
The nest I watch on webcam at Tomaszow Boleslawiecki has one stork who has returned. I'm anxiously awaiting the return of its mate...
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Post by jeanne on Apr 3, 2017 13:54:15 GMT 1
The nest I watch on webcam at Tomaszow Boleslawiecki has one stork who has returned. I'm anxiously awaiting the return of its mate... I guess I spoke too soon...upon checking this morning, I see that the mate has now returned and the two are happily clattering at each other! bocianybolec.pl/ |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 28, 2018 21:22:57 GMT 1
A stork feeds on snakes, including a viper.
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Post by jeanne on Feb 3, 2018 19:59:35 GMT 1
A stork feeds on snakes, including a viper. Thanks, Bonobo. I enjoyed this immensely! Not only did I enjoy watching the stork feeding, but I also enjoyed the background noises of the different birds chirping (makes me long for spring!) and the chiming of a bell...possibly a village clock or a church bell? (It chimed 10 times. ) |
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